Scientific Plant Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Park Status	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Echinochloa colona		Jungle ricegrass, jungle rice, watergrass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Eclipta prostrata		eclipta, false daisy	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Elaeocarpus floridanus	a'amati'e		Present in Park
Elaeocarpus tonganus	a'amati'e		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Elaeocarpus ulianus			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Elaphoglossum feejeense			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Elaphoglossum reineckei			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Elatostema cupreo-viride			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Elatostema grandifolium			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Elatostema samoense			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Elatostema scabriusculum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Elatostema tutuilense			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Elattostachys falcata	taputo'i		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Eleocharis dulcis	'utu'utu	Chinese waterchestnut	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Eleusine indica	ta'ata'a	Indian goosegrass, crowsfoot grass, goosegrass, wiregrass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Eleutheranthera ruderalis		ogiera	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Embelia vaupelii			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Emilia sonchifolia	fua lele	lilac tasselflower	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Endiandra elaeocarpa			Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Entada phaseoloides	tifa	St. Thomas bean	Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Ephemerantha comata			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Epiblastus sciadanthus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Epipremnum pinnatum		centipede tongavine, pothos	Present in Park	Common	Native
Eragrostis amabilis			Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Eragrostis pilosa		Indian lovegrass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Eragrostis tenella		Japanese lovegrass	Present in Park	Unknown	Non-Native
Erechtites valerianifolia	fua lele	tropical burnweed	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Eria robusta			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Eriochloa procera			Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Ervatamia obtusuiscula	pulu		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Erythrina fusca	gatae palagi	swamp coral tree	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Erythrina subumbrans	gatae palagi	erythrina, dadap	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Erythrina variegata	gatae	coral tree, tiger's claw	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Erythrodes lilyana			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Erythrodes oxyglossa			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Erythrodes parvula			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Erythrodes purpurascens			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Erythrospermum acuminatissimum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Etlingera cevuga	'avapui vao?	waxflower	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Eugenia reinwardtiana	unuoi	mountain stopper	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Euodia hortensis	usi		Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Euodia samoensis	so'opine		Present in Park		Native
Euphorbia cyathophora		fire on the mountain	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Euphorbia reineckei			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Eurya japonica			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Eurya pickeringii			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Fagraea berteroana	pualulu	berteroana	Present in Park	Common	Native
Faradaya amicorum	mamalupe		Present in Park	Common	Native
Ficus godeffroyi	mati	fig	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ficus obliqua	aoa	banyan	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ficus prolixa	aoa	banyan	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Ficus scabra	mati vao		Present in Park	Common	Native
Ficus tinctoria	mati	dyer'sfig	Present in Park	Common	Native
Ficus uniauriculata			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Fimbristylis autumnalis		slender fimbry	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Fimbristylis cymosa		tropical fimbry	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Fimbristylis dichotoma		forked fimbry	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Flacourtia rukam	filimoto	rukam	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Flagellaria gigantea	lafo		Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Flickingeria comata			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Flueggea flexuosa	poumuli		Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Freycinetia reineckei	'ie'ie		Present in Park	Common	Native
Freycinetia storckii	'ie'ie	freycinetia	Present in Park	Common	Native
Gahnia vitiensis		Fijian sawsedge	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Garcinia myrtifolia		garcinia	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Garcinia vitiensis			Present in Park
Gardenia taitensis	pua Samoa	Tahitian gardenia	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Garuga floribunda	magaui, vi vao		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Geanthus cervuga			Present in Park	Uncommon	Unknown
Geniostoma rupestre	taipoipo; lau mafatifati		Present in Park	Common	Native
Geophila repens	tono	corrida yerba de guava	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Glochidion cuspidatum	masame vao		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Glochidion ramiflorum	masame		Present in Park	Common	Native
Glomera montana			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Glomera reineckeana			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Gossypium hirsutum	vavae	upland cotton	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Grammitis conformis			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Grammitis hookeri		Hooker's dwarf polypody	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Graptophyllum pictum			Present in Park		Non-Native
Grewia crenata	fauui		Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Guettarda speciosa	puapua		Present in Park	Common	Native
Guioa rhoifolia			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Gymnosporia vitiensis			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Gynochthodes epiphytica			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native

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